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‘I Want to Burn Things to the Ground’

Are the foot soldiers behind psychology’s replication crisis saving science — or destroying it?

From the Archives

How a Decades-Old Experiment Sparked a War Over the Future of Psychology

The Stanford Prison Experiment lasted just six days, and it took place 47 years ago. But it has shaped our fundamental understanding of human nature. Now many in the field are wondering: Should it have?

Government

Would the Education Dept.’s New Title IX Rules Really Save Colleges Money?

The department said colleges and schools could save hundreds of millions of dollars under its forthcoming sexual-misconduct regulations. But experts on the gender-equity law doubt that claim.

Heavy Mental

Layin’ Down Grooves on the Tenure Track: the Wide World of Faculty Bands

Some songs of their songs are angsty, some are sweet, and some — well, many — are a little bit nerdy.

Data

Which Elite Colleges Have the Largest and Smallest Shares of Asian Students

Asians made up more than a fifth of undergraduate enrollment at 23 of the 95 most selective four-year colleges in the country in the fall of 2016.

Idea Lab: Mergers and Collaboration

Many colleges are looking to potentially merge or collaborate with their peers. But what do leaders need to know to do this well? Our latest Idea Lab collection offers advice and tips from colleges that have merged or formed partnerships to cut costs and expand academic programs. It’s available in the Chronicle Store.

Advice

The Way We Hire Now

A faculty-search process that used to be finite and uniform is now year-round, scattershot, and ruthless.

Lingua Franca

A Man Reads ‘Little Women’

Amy gets all the novel’s malapropisms, says Bill Germano (who knows few men who have read Alcott’s masterpiece). But Jo is eyewitness to a moment in American language usage.